Today we celebrate the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In our Gospel we see from one site the need for a rest; and from the other the obligation to change our plans, because some person needs our help. When we work and work and we have no time for a rest we are twice as tired. Jesus wants for us the normal life and he gives us the time to rest as a vacation or a free weekend. But when we have some people who need some help, we have to be like our master Jesus Christ who “was moved with pity for them /and he began to teach them many things.”
The Eucharist is the place to rest a while. Here and now, we get from our Lord the simple directions for our lives, and we get the food for the way, which is before us. Our commitment in the Eucharist is like a ride on the boat to some quiet place to rest, but after this we have to come to the real life and find our neighbors to help them.
“Jesus and the disciples went off in the boat by themselves.”
Holy Masses
July 21, 2024 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 AM for +Bernard A. Dabrowski Jr. from Joyce Dabrowski
Jul 28, and Aug 4, 2024 – No services
Welcome Our Visitors
– We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor after Mass. Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship at Holy Cross Church.
Announcements
- Many Thanks to all people who pray and donate on Mother’s and Father’s Day.
- As the members of our Church, we are responsible for our future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross in Baltimore, MD.
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- “I always begin my prayer in silence, for it is in silence of the heart that God speaks. God is the friend of silence – we need to listen to God because it’s not what we say but what He says to us and through us that matters.” (Mother Teresa – A simple path.)
- MY MISSION: When I am the disciple of Christ and the member of his Church, I realize this and participate in all matters which concern Him. The Ordinary Season and the Sunday’s Masses are not my challenge but my call.
One Main Point
The disciples of Jesus would be persecuted, but Jesus would lead and feed his people with the help of the disciples..
Reflections
- Do I take time to rest and to bond with other disciples of Jesus, and with Jesus himself?
- Who is my shepherd, and do I follow the teaching of my shepherd?
- Have I experienced persecution? How does Jesus take care of me?